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挑得篮里便是菜

挑得篮里便是菜 — “To be unpicky”

挑得篮里便是菜 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be unpicky”. To take whatever is available; to not be particular. Literally, “Whatever can be picked into the basket is a dish”.

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挑得篮里便是菜 Pronunciation and Pinyin

挑得篮里便是菜 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
挑
tiǎo9carry on a shoulder pole
得
dé11obtain, must, or suitable
篮
lán16basket or basketball
里
lǐ7inside, village, unit of length
便
biàn9convenient, then, excrement
是
shì9to be, yes, right
菜
cài12vegetable or dish

Example Sentence with 挑得篮里便是菜

他这个人不挑剔,无论什么食物,挑得篮里便是菜,从不抱怨。
He is not a picky person; whatever food he can get, he'll take it, never complaining.

Idioms Related to 挑得篮里便是菜

More idioms starting with 挑

  • tiāo挑sān三xián嫌sì四to be overly picky and find fault
  • tiāo挑sān三jiǎn拣sì四overly particular or fussy
  • tiāo挑sān三bō拨sì四sow discord and stir up trouble
  • tiāo挑sān三jiǎn检sì四overly picky and fastidious
  • tiǎo挑sān三wō窝sì四sow discord and stir up trouble
  • tiāo挑sān三huō豁sì四stir up trouble
  • tiāo挑yāo么tiāo挑liù六to be picky and find fault
  • tiǎo挑chún唇liào料zuǐ嘴bicker noisily over trivial matters
  • tiǎo挑dà大liáng梁bear the main responsibility
  • tiāo挑zì字yǎn眼er儿nitpick over words
  • tiāo挑yāo幺tiāo挑liù六to be excessively picky
  • tiǎo挑bō拨shān煽huò惑sow discord and instigate trouble

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Questions about 挑得篮里便是菜

What does 挑得篮里便是菜 mean?

挑得篮里便是菜 (tiǎo dé lán lǐ biàn shì cài) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be unpicky”.

How do you pronounce 挑得篮里便是菜?

挑得篮里便是菜 is pronounced tiǎo dé lán lǐ biàn shì cài in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 挑得篮里便是菜 literally mean?

Literally, 挑得篮里便是菜 means “Whatever can be picked into the basket is a dish”. It is used to mean “to be unpicky”.

What is the Chinese definition of 挑得篮里便是菜?

比喻得到一点就行,毫不挑剔。

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